Transplanting device



.May 29, 1923.

H. D. ELLIOTT TRANSPLANTING DEVICE Filed Dec. 22 1921 WITNESSES 2 Shets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR A TTORNEYS May 29, 1923.

1,456,921 H. D. ELLIOTT TRANSPLANTING DEVICE Filed D60 22 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 l/wglvrok H. D. Elllott.

ATTORNEYS prevent the same from falling backward,

Patented Ma ize, 1923.

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' 'Applieation'fil'ed neem i ag, 1e21,: Seri aIYN/o. 524,223.-

T o' al l'wkm h may concern, Be'it known that I, HENRY D. Em io'r'r,

a citizenof the United States, and resident of" Tabor, inthe county of Columbus and: State of North Carolina, have invented 'cer'-" tain new and useful Improvements in Transplanting Devices, of which the following is a specification. ,7 I v v I This invention relates to transplanting devicesmore particularly adapted [for planting tobacco, cabbage, tomato plants andthe like, and foruse in'connectionwith a transplanting device set forth in my co-pending application S; N. 524272, filed Dec. 22, 1921, the latter application being designed for boring an opening, hole ordepression in'the soilpreparatory to 'planting,'and the present device being designed .to carry and deposit, as well'as to irrigate or water the plants when'set r I .It' is an object of the invention to provide a relatively simple device [of this character which will serve to' permitthe plants to beefliciently deposited one at a time in the jrequireddepression orhOle formed in the soil and to pack theloosersoil so -;as to the device being of novel and durable constru'ction and'not likely to get out of working order, as'fwell as insuring the proper, starting growth 1 and. production of healthy,

plants. t

Referring to the drawings in detail the transplanter may be shown. asfcornprisin'g a barrel indicated generally by the reference" numeral lO and which is preferably made of thin sheet metal. ,Adjacent the upper endof the barrel there is fitted therearound 1 a ring 11 which 'is .formed' with; a laterally extending arm 12 terminating in a down-f wardly extending portion le'awhich' is'se cured at its free or lower end as at l6'to a.

sectional cylinder generally indicated by the reference" character 15. The laterally ex tending arm 12 has bolted thereto anaember13 which is preferably of wood and adapted to enable an operator of the imple ment to easily grip the arm 12. vI

The sectional cylinder 15 may consist in the't'wo telescopic sectional? and 18,-the uppermostsection 17 being provided with an end closure'19 which has threaded therein the'one endof a nipple20. The lower end of the. cylinder section 18 may have'fitted therein a plugi 21 which is provided with TE 5 I end. of a discharge pipe 27. n -valvfgmem ber 23: is positioned in-theflower end. of t he cylinder section 18, s'aidYvalvemeinberb"' x 1 ing'in theformofr a circularpllateijas at 2 3,

jjcured upon its lowe d crdss "116M122.

The cyli nder'sections 171ml 13 "b g I t g, I I cured to the barrel 1 0 in anyd'esirable-Inannerg' .w

The lowerf endportion of pipe I of, and; the "upper end of each? Ijneniber" is taperedjas "likewise shown in yliigurei in each instance, are pivoted.

longitudinally or" each member l anforifice 2 6 communicating .the one" and having secured v thereto a fstem22, safe stem extending v downwardly throughza' suit; able openingjin the plug21 iand ha'vin'g' communicates with"a passageway formed toqa'dvantage in Figured Eacnrnemfbei is I, i, also formed with a'pair of aperturedearsys a 31',- one. upon each longitudinal-edge ,there These spade-like members are disposed n 1 opposingirelation" and encirclingsaid ma a. i I

been a; ring; 45.-f"The rin -45 is formed,

aboutits lowei' edge with an inwardly ex' if tending flange :44 and said "flange carrie's afji 1' I pair of. upstanding "clips" '46." ach clip 46" is substantially L'-shaped'; andfonefp'ortion thereof securedto'the flange byfnieansf of arivet or the like-"as at47,Figure, ii

The InembersEBO -are-broughtlin such rela i I I tion that the'fassociated-lugs 31 I thereofma'y g overlap each other, these'asso'ciated l'ugs, I a v A he 'upstand-. f ing portion'of the associatedclip' 46vb fith'e' 1 means of-a pinas at'32. Also it-should be a Y herekpointed outthait eachi' mem'ber BO"isy prov ded with a protrusion adjacent dill 16 E lower end thereof,saidprotrusion--'extending v A cross 'member33 lQPOSltlOIlGdf "etw'een the downwardly extendingporti'on of'the'f arm 12 and the barrel 10,, and rthroughfthis" cross member there i's-"slidable;a-f'rodTZi" jThis'rod terminates in its upp'er endfin ua 'l I handle 35; A coiled 'springi36 encircles jthe i upper endportion'oftherodBt and isiin-T terposed'betwe'en the cross member 's-a-and 116; I

P VTH NT 5 M HENRY DEMASCUS ELLro'r'r, oF- ABOR, aroma CA OLINA.

through;thenipple 20. i The operator may.

4:3,Q'Onei1pon each side of the cross head 24 and thereby permitting the cross headQito be adjusted"longitudinally ot' the rods 42. 15. The 'iipper end oi. each member 30 I is providedwith' an opening ll. through which therefisfextendeda bolt 40. To each bolt 40 tliereis connected the one end of a coilspring 48, the ,other'end ofeach coil spring zobe'jng, connected tothe ringl-5 at a point immediately beneath the bolt etOI To each of the bolts 40 there is pivotally connected the, one end of arod 39, said rods 39extendingnpwardly and having their other i 25, ends connectedto the bolt 38.

In the useofthe present implement, it will be assumed that the operator carries a tank or, other, receptacle upon his shoulders which contains water or liquid fertilizer and which is a connected [to the tanlr 15 carryinnne .hand the .plantsto be set and with the o'ther handhe may grasp, the arm 1E2, The operatormay dropa plantinto the 35,..ba'rrel 10, roots downwardly and .the same ""will lodge between the lower] ends. of the spades-like members 30. The operator may now place thespade-like members "30, into, vthe soil and the flange 4i otgthe, ring A j m will press the soil about the spade-like mem- V bers The spade-like members will penetrate the, earth the required depth and then the handle 35 should 'be. grasped by the fingers of the operator and the rod i l lifted 4.5 whereupon the lower" ends v"of the spade-like members'iiO will separate and permit the p as sage o t the plant therethrough. Also, simultaneous with this operation, the valve member f23 is lifted to uncoverl the orifice 26 r 50 thuspermitting a quantity of liquid to pass downwardly from the cylinder to'a point below the barrel 10. 'The liquid will in fact enter the'soil about the roots ofthe plant being set by a washing action of the se soil This liquid will insure that fsuflicient. soil is placed about the roots of the plant. and also insure aninitial watering for the plant. I The flow of the liquid ,willtot' course cease upon thehandle being released.- It ee shonld bepointed out that the tamping aetion of the ring and its-flange 44 will;

furthen insure that sufficient earth ,or soil willsurround the roots ot the plant.v 7

While l have shown and described the,

,preferredlform of nyinve'ntioml wish it to be understood, that I am aware of the fact that the construction, combination andflarrangement 01 parts may. be changedJby those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention, as indicated by the appended claims. J

A fnrther object of the invention is to provide a transplanter which is relatively light and can be conveniently and simply operated by a personor farmer with the result that a large number; of plants canbe properly set in ashort space of time.

Other. and further objects of this inven: tion will be apparent from the following description taken in conjiinction 'with 'theQSO accompanying.drawings; wherein a F igure. 1 is a irontelevation of the ;,improved transplanter.

Figure.v 2 is a side elevation thereof. Figure 3 is a verticallongitudinal sec- 85,, tional view along the tubular carrieror baiE rel ofthe transplanter atright angles to, Figure 2. r V

Figured is a transverse sectional view horizontally across the lower portion of thje 'transplanter through thetampi'ng device.

Idescribed, comprisinga delivery tube,k,anil

annular tamping member surrounding the lower e ndjof'said tribe, apair ot'jpointed;

blades pivotally connected; to each other in,- termediate their ends and disposed between. 1Q the. tamping member and deliveryfiubge, and, yieldable means for urging the upper ends of said blades outwardly with respect ito each other, and mean s whereby the upper QHtlSVOt SYUCl blades maybe moved to kard Q each other. i.

2. A transplanting device of, the char-j acter described, comprising a-jdeligi ery tubep. an annular tamping member surrounding} the loweruend of "said tube, a pairof. spadelike blades pivoted to each otheliata ppint} intermediate their ends, saidfblades,being disposed between the annularf member and delivery tube, av jyieldable connection: be-

tween the upper end of each blade andrthei v annularanember adapted .to holdqthe lower, endsot' said blades together, and operative, means whereby the upper, ends of,",-sa -id;;

blades may be movedtoward; ;eajch,;othe1 3. A transplanting devlce of the "char e z lb p mpri ine i e iveryi ubee an n la emb rasu 'roum e h e-lower: end of said tube, alpair-oft spade-like bladesgi pivotally connected to each other at ,a point intermediate their ends and disposed betweenn ll ,45 e,921 p I the tamping member and delivery tube, a-

yidldable connection between the upper end of each blade and the annular member, additional yieldable'means for urging the upper ends of said blades outwardly with respect to each other, operative. means whereby the upperends of said blades may be moved toward each other, and means whereby. upon the movement of the upper ends of said blades toward each other a quantity .of liquid may be delivered into said delivery tube.

4:. A transplanting device of the character described, comprising a delivery tube,v

an annular tamping member surrounding the lowerend of said tube, a pair of spadelike blades pivotally. connected to each other at a point intermediate their ends and disposed between the tamping member and delivery tube, a yieldable connection between the upper end of each blade and the annular member, additional yieldable means for urging the upper ends of said blades outwardly with respect to each otherincluding a spring pressed rod, each spade-like mem- I her having one end connected to the rod whereby with longitudinal movement of said rod one direction the lower ends of the blades will be separated.

5. {A transplanting device of the character described, comprising a-delivery tube,

an annular tamping member surrounding, the'lower end of saldjtube, a pa1r of spade-'1 like blades pivotallyconnected to each other at a point intermediate their ends and disposed between the tamping member and delivery tube, a yielda'ble connection between the upper end of each blade and-the an-' for urging the upperends of said blades outwardly with respect to each other in- .nular member, additionalyieldable means I T cluding a spring pressed rod, eachlspade' like member having one endv connected to the rod whereby with longitudinal movement of said rod in one direction the lowerv ends of' the blades will be separated, a liquid" tank, an outlet, a valve therefor,

and connecting means between the; spring pressed rod and-valve whereby with the last named movement of said rod the valve will be operated to open. said outlet, said outlet being adapted todischarge liquid be-.

tween said spade-like members. 1

. HENRY DEMASGUS ELLIOTT. l 

